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Johnny
Custer, LPC, CFI was named Vice President, Solutions Research and Marketing for
Sysrepublic.Johnny was previously the Director of
LERPnet for Verisk Retail before taking this new role. His loss prevention and
operations experience comes from his work as Director, Field Operations and Data
Analysis for Merchant Analytic Solutions, LLC, Regional Loss Prevention Manager
for CVS Caremark, Field Loss Prevention Manager & Regional Investigator/Analyst
for Value City Department Stores, and Loss Control Manager for Kmart.
Congratulations Johnny!

Brian Aquilina was named Director, Investigative & Safety Center for Ross
Stores.Brian has been a part of the Ross Stores team
for over ten years. He started as the District Loss Prevention Manager, and
worked his way into different positions such as Store Operations, Senior Area
Loss Prevention Manager, and his most recent position as Senior Manager,
Investigative & Safety Center. Brian also worked at Sears Holdings Management
Corporation as their Loss Prevention District Manager. Congratulations Brian!

Target, The Gap and Others Form Group to Share Cyberthreat Data
Some of the biggest U.S. retailers have banded together to share information
about cyberthreats, in a bid to avert breaches like that suffered by Target last
holiday season. Target, The Gap, Walgreens and J.C. Penney are among the members
of the group, which will share real-time threat information with each other and
with the Department of Homeland Security, Secret Service, FBI and other "public
and private stakeholders," they said Wednesday. They'll share information about
new strains of malware, activity on underground forums and potential software
vulnerabilities, which they said will be translated into "actionable
intelligence." They'll also share anonymized information with the U.S.
government. The goal of the organization, called the Retail Cyber Intelligence
Sharing Center, or R-CISC, is to help the retailers get out in front of emerging
threats. It follows a data breach at Target late last year in which millions of
payment card details and other personal records were lost, in one of the largest
data breaches in history. (Source
cio.com)

Average US business fields 10,000 security alerts per day - Out of Control
The average North American enterprise fields around 10,000 alerts each day from
its security systems, far more than their IT teams can possibly process, a
Damballa analysis of Q1 2014 traffic has found. Large amounts of this would be
innocent, but the sheer volume many firms found themselves dealing with meant
that infected systems were able to hide from IT teams that can't keep up. We are
already facing a profound scarcity of skilled security professionals," said
Damballa CTO, Brian Foster. "If we compound this fact with the increase in data
breaches and the scope of work required to identify a genuine infection from the
deluge of security events hitting businesses every day, we can see why security
staff are struggling to cope." It was this overload that had aided the
cybercriminals that attacked firms in the US retail sector during 2013, one of
which, Neiman Marcus, had experienced 30,000 security alerts during the
period of its three-month breach, Damballa claimed. (Source
csoonline.com)

Could shops with no checkouts be the way of the future?
According to Michael Chui, partner at the McKinsey Global Institute in the not
too distant future all you’ll have to do is to walk into a shop, simply pick up
what you want and walk out. The ‘Internet of Things’, he says, will turn retail
on its head. The concept, in a nutshell, is that anything that can be connected
to the internet will be connected. You can already buy a fridge that will tell
you when you need to order from the supermarket, you can turn your heating on
before you head home from work. Public area rubbish bins can communicate with
the local council to advise them when they need to be emptied and supermarkets
have smart carts but how far can it go? (Source
retailfraud.com)

UK's
largest retailer Tesco pilots new high speed checkout - no cashier scanning &
it's not self-checkout either Working with technology company NCR, the
UK's largest retailer has introduced a checkout that uses imaging technology to
automatically scan products placed on a conveyor belt. The idea behind the
system is to reduce queues and allow customers to pay for their items more
quickly. Staff who would usually sit at a till-point and scan each item can now
help customers unload their trolley onto the conveyor, while the system can
process up to three customers in parallel using a new rotating turntable and
re-designed collection area for scanned items. Using imaging technology from
Datalogic which automatically finds the barcode on any side of the product, NCR
says the checkout is capable of scanning up to 60 items per minute.
(Source
essentialretail.com)

CargoNet and LoJack Supply Chain Integrity Align to Transform Industry Supply
Chain Security Initiatives CargoNet(R) and SC-integrity, Inc. (LoJack
SCI) announced today an alliance to transform supply chain security and
efficiency. Together, the organizations plan to provide supply chain security
risk and performance analysis services through a unique data collection and
analytics platform. CargoNet is a division of Verisk Crime Analytics, a Verisk
Analytics company. SC-integrity, Inc., is a subsidiary of LoJack Corporation.
Historically, both organizations have independently collected and disseminated
information to customers, the transportation industry, and law enforcement to
help prevent cargo losses, analyze trends, and recover stolen cargo loads. By
working together, CargoNet and LoJack SCI, which also provides telematics
services, will consolidate and standardize cargo theft reporting in North
America, a critical step in improving supply chain security. The two
organizations will help the transportation and supply chain sectors overcome
existing fragmentation around the collection, analysis, and distribution of
cargo theft data and analytics. Ultimately, clients of CargoNet and LoJack SCI
will gain new capabilities to predict, analyze, visualize, and mitigate supply
chain security risk, as well as improve goods movement performance. As part of
this process, the organizations will integrate the CargoNet and Supply Chain
Information Sharing and Analysis Center (SC-ISAC) cargo theft database
operations. The combination will streamline data collection and analysis,
increase support to customers of CargoNet and LoJack SCI, and improve data
collection and sharing between the industry and law enforcement.
(Source
marketwatch.com)

Workers reach $21-million settlement against Schneider Logistics warehouses
serving Wal-Mart Workers at a Riverside County warehouse and
distribution complex for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. agreed to settle a long-running
battle over wage issues by accepting $21 million in unpaid wages, interest and
penalties. The proposed settlement of a lawsuit with Wal-Mart and Schneider
Logistics Inc. covers more than 1,800 people who worked at three Mira Loma
facilities from 2001 to 2013. The Schneider facilities were fully dedicated to
Wal-Mart's business, according to court documents in a lawsuit brought by the
Warehouse Worker Resource Center, the group that announced a memorandum of
understanding Monday. Under the agreement, Schneider would pay the total amount
without any contribution from Wal-Mart, according to a person with knowledge of
the agreement who didn't want to be identified because such details weren't
public yet. The warehouse workers group sued Schneider in October 2011, and
later added Wal-Mart, winning a key victory. The lawsuit argued that Wal-Mart
exercised tremendous control over warehouse operations, including setting
productivity metrics and safety standards. (Source
latimes.com)

Canada's largest Outdoor Outlet Mall opens today - The Outlet Collection at
Niagara Canada's largest open-air outlet mall opens today in
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. The Outlet Collection at Niagara boasts 102 stores
spanning a total of 520,000 square feet, including several retailers new to
Canada. It's the first 'pure' outlet mall built by Ivanhoé Cambridge. The mall
isn't completely finished: there are plans to potentially add another 130,000
square feet. Sales estimates for the outlets are as high as $600/square foot.
Ivanhoé Cambridge estimates that it cost $178 million to build. Sprawling over
63 acres, the mall offers 2,300 parking spaces, and employs roughly 1,500
people. Several retailers made their Canadian debut in the mall, including
Pandora Outlet, RUD by Rudsak, Michael Hill, White House | Black Market Outlet,
and L'Occitane. A Chico's Outlet, also a Canadian first, will open later. Other
mall retailers not yet open include: Bass Pro Shops' 77,000 square foot store
(opening in November) as well as Polo Ralph Lauren, Kate Spade, Diesel Surplus
and Cole Haan. The mall features dozens of other popular retailers including
Tommy Hilfiger, J. Crew Factory, Nike Factory Store, Coach, Fossil, Bench,
Lacoste, North Face and Marshalls. The mall's new website includes a floor plan
and corresponding list of all its retailers. (Source
retail-insider.com)

Quarterly Same Store Sales Results

Advanced Auto Parts Q1 up 2.4% with sales up 47.3% (driven by acquisition of
General Parts)
Jack in the Box Q2 up 0.7% Wal-Mart U.S. flat with net sales up 0.8%
Kohl's Q1 down 3.4% with sales down 3.1%

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The Retail Industry Leaders Association
(RILA), along with several of America's most recognized retail brands,
launched the
Retail
Cyber Intelligence Sharing Center (R-CISC). The R-CISC is an independent
organization, the centerpiece of which is a Retail Information Sharing and
Analysis Center (Retail-ISAC). Among those companies participating with and
supportive of the R-CISC are American Eagle Outfitters, Gap Inc., J. C. Penney
Company Inc., Lowe's Companies, Inc., Nike, Inc., Safeway, Inc., Target
Corporation, VF Corporation and Walgreen Company.

Through the R-CISC, retailers are sharing cyber threat information among
themselves and, via analysts, with public and private stakeholders, such as the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Secret Service and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation. The R-CISC will also provide advanced training and education
and research resources for retailers.

“Retailers place extremely high priority on finding solutions to combat cyber
attacks and protect customers. In the face of persistent cyber criminals with
increasingly sophisticated methods of attack, the R-CISC is a comprehensive
resource for retailers to receive and share threat information, advance leading
practices and develop research relevant to fighting cyber crimes,” said
Sandy Kennedy, president of RILA.

In order to create a structure tailored to the needs of the retail industry, the
R-CISC was developed with input from more than 50 of America’s largest
retailers, and in consultation with key stakeholders including federal law
enforcement, government agencies and subject matter experts.

“We have seen a sharp increase in the number of malicious actors attempting
to access personal information or compromise the systems we all rely on, in the
retail industry and elsewhere,” said Dr. Phyllis Schneck, Deputy Under
Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications at the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security National Protection and Programs Directorate. “We continue
to work with the private sector to create shared situational awareness of
potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The Retail Cyber Intelligence Sharing
Center will further enhance DHS’s collaboration with this important sector of
the American economy and will provide information and resources that can help
companies keep their networks and the consumer information stored on them safe
and secure.”

Paul Morrissey, U.S. Secret Service Assistant Director for Investigations said,
“The Secret Service actively supports information sharing initiatives such as
the Retail Cyber Intelligence Sharing Center (R-CISC) announced today by RILA.
The Secret Service also continues its commitment to promote public/private
partnerships through its 33 nationwide Electric Crimes Task Forces (ECTFs) and
two international ECTF’s, which bring together over 6,100 private sector
partners, members of academia and local, state and federal law enforcement.”

RILA established partnerships with many federal agencies through the formation
of the R-CISC and has support from U.S. government agencies such as the
Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the
United States Secret Service.

“We are highly focused on protecting our customers and maintaining their
trust. That’s why we have joined the R-CISC and are committed to sharing best
practices and information with our peers and other stakeholders in order to
strengthen our collective defenses against potential threats,” said Greg
Wasson, President and CEO of Walgreen Company and vice chairman of RILA.

“The retail industry is already going to great lengths to minimize risk and
stay ahead of cyber criminals. The reality is, cyber-criminals work non-stop and
are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their methods of attack and by
sharing information and leading practices and working together, the industry
will be better positioned to combat these criminals,” states Ken Athanasiou,
Global Information Security Director, American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

“Our top priority is protecting our customers and maintaining the trust they
place in us every time they make a purchase,” said Warren Steytler, vice
president of information security at Lowe's Companies, Inc. “We are confident
that by sharing with our peers and industry stakeholders through the R-CISC, our
industry will collectively strengthen its ability to protect critical customer
information.”

RILA has also consulted with recognized third-party cyber specialists and
subject matter experts including CrowdStrike, FS-ISAC and other ISACs, IBM,
iSIGHT Partners, Information Security Forum, the National Cybersecurity and
Communication Integration Center (NCCIC), National Cyber Security Alliance and
Verizon to identify leading practices related to threat information sharing.

The R-CISC is incorporated as an independent organization (501(c)(3) status
intended) with an incoming Board of Directors comprised of senior retail
executives from American Eagle Outfitters, Gap Inc., J.C. Penney, Nike, Inc.,
Safeway, Inc., Target Corporation, VF Corporation and Walgreen Company. The R-CISC
is open to retailers and merchants of all segments and sizes and aims to become
a resource for not only the retail industry, but related merchant industries as
well. RILA is working with retail associations and the R-CISC already has the
support of American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) in this ongoing
development.

Find out more information
here on the Retail Cyber Intelligence Sharing Center, including their
Background Summary, and the timeline of events.

Attention-Coming Today!

The Newly Created California Organized Retail
Crimes Association

Members of the Los Angeles Area Organized Retail Crimes Association (LAAORCA),
Captain Bill Williams, Kent Oda and George Torres established an initiative
which would unite the California based ORCA groups and streamline the process of
reporting organized retail crime (ORC) incidents. In a collaborative effort,
LAAORCA communicated and worked with members of BAORCA, IEORCA, and SDORCA.

Today, CAL-ORCA will redefine the information sharing between law
enforcement and retailers in California with the launch of a user friendly and
customizable incident alert system. With its customizable platform, CAL-ORCA is
all set to create a new benchmark in the retail public/private partnerships.

“I believe other ORC partnership programs will follow the customizable incident
alert platform,” said Retired LAPD Detective Kent Oda, Director of Operations,
CAL-ORCA. “Our aim is to innovate and design ways that will allow our members
to maximize productivity to share ORC information to a larger area of coverage.”

Some of CAL-ORCA’s goals will be to connect retail investigators with law
enforcement investigators across the State of California, maintain and build
future partnerships in other markets, and support the current ORCA groups.

The collaborative efforts between the California based ORCA groups are now
realized. Please visit
www.cal-orca.org

For further information, please call (626) 372-9091.

Police
investigate Tucson-based international ID theft, fraud ring - Six men busted
Sgt. Pete Dugan told KGUN9 the investigation began at the beginning of March,
with a man using a fraudulent credit card at the Tucson Mall. Tucson Police have
confirmed that they are investigating a major identity theft and fraud ring with
hundreds of potential victims and international ties. Investigators discovered
more than a thousand stolen credit card accounts and hundreds of potential
victims, some from right in Southern Arizona. This bust stems from an arrest
police made months ago where a man was buying items at the Tucson Mall with a
fraudulent credit card. He told police how he and others were getting personal
information from hackers in Russia and making fraudulent credit cards. Over the
last two days, police have arrested five people in connection to this huge
identity and fraud ring. Police showed us everything they seized, merchandise,
fraudulent credit cards and the equipment used to make them. Tucson News Now
went to the storage unit in Marana where authorities found some of the
merchandise bought with these fraudulent credit cards. Sgt. Rick Radinsky, with
TPD's Financial Crimes Unit says, "They'll purchase these items whether they
have a specific shopping list of what they want. They're items that are easy to
sell, whether it's on eBay, Craigslist." Police also found a large amount of
new, un-opened boxed merchandise, like flat screen televisions, iPad’s, video
game systems, and tools believed to have been purchased with the fraudulent
credit cards. Sgt. Radinsky says "The scope of the problem is so huge that this
is probably a drop in the bucket to what's out there, but it's a significant
ring." Federal and local law enforcement agencies say the ring has a vast reach
with data being sold overseas to countries like Russia, but the effect falls on
you and I. (Source
tucsonnewsnow.com) (Source
jrn.com)

'POS Doctor' and former Subway franchise owner pleads guilty for hacking 13
Subways & stealing $40k in gift cards Abdollahi owned Subway
franchises in Southern California from 2005 to 2008 and later operated a
California company called “POS Doctor,” which sold and installed point-of-sale
(POS) computer systems to Subway restaurant franchises around the country. POS
systems are a type of computerized checkout register that allows merchants to
manage customer purchases made by credit, debit and gift cards. Beginning in
approximately 2011, Abdollahi and Wilkinson conspired to remotely hack into POS
systems in Subway restaurant franchises around the country. Members of the
conspiracy hacked into at least 13 Subway POS systems that Abdollahi sold
through POS Doctor and fraudulently added at least $40,000 in value to Subway
gift cards. Abdollahi and Wilkinson used the fraudulent gift cards to make
purchases at Subway, and Wilkinson also sold fraudulent gift cards to others
using eBay and Craigslist. (Source
imperialvalleynews.com)

Rowlett. TX., Police investigate credit card fraud ring
Members of the ring obtain victim’s credit card information and use it to make
fraudulent cards, the group then uses the credit card information to make large
purchases at local retail stores throughout the DFW area. The suspects make
purchase at self-checkout registers. They usually purchase one or two items,
along with several Visa gift cards using victim’s information. Many of the
suspects purchases are made in Home Depot stores. The four unidentified suspects
have been captured on video surveillance, along with a suspect vehicle. The
Rowlett Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying the
suspects. To report information, contact the Rowlett police at 972-412-6220.
(Source
starlocalmedia.com)

Suspect faces 6 counts of Organized Retail Theft; hitting Walmart’s in San Tan,
Mesa and Apache Junction, AZ After entering the store, Lopez, who is known to
the Walmart employee from several previous thefts, was observed filling a
shopping cart with $743.56 worth of various merchandise and appeared to be
getting ready to flee the store without paying. When a sheriff’s deputy arrived,
he observed Lopez pushing a shopping cart full of merchandise through the
parking lot. Lopez noticed the deputy arriving and pushed the cart towards the
patrol vehicle and began to briskly walk away. Lopez was chased on foot and
taken into custody without incident. The sheriff’s office reported that Lopez
admitted to all allegations and previous thefts from the surrounding area
Walmarts. The Walmart Asset Protection agent reported Michael has 14 previous
thefts from area Walmarts, including some in Mesa and Apache Junction. The truck
Lopez used to commit these crimes has been seized. (Source
trivalleycentral.com)

Jim D'Arcy, VP of Loss Prevention & Food Safety for A&P stores,
talks about the keys to success in positioning yourself for internal
growth and promotion within a company. Over the last five years, Jim
has been promoted four times at A&P. Here he discusses what it means
to eat, sleep and breathe a company's culture - and why a lateral
move isn't always a move backwards.
Filmed January 13, 2014 in NYC.

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The Future of Crime: 8 Cyber-Crimes to Expect in Next 20 Years
Forget everything you think you know about crime. In the next 20 years,
“traditional” crime as we know it today will be largely replaced by cyber-crime.
In fact, this is already happening. Take bank robberies: According to the
American Bankers Association, bank robberies are being steadily replaced by
ATM-skimming and other ‘cyber-heists.’ FBI statistics show bank robberies are
down 60% since their peak in 1991, and they plummeted another 23% just between
2011 and 2012. It’s time for people to stop thinking of cyber-crime as something
that only happens on a computer. With the rise of ‘smart’ devices and the
Internet of Things (IoT), the maturation of the online black market as a
multi-billion dollar industry and the widespread commercial and recreational
markets for do-it-yourself hacking tools, cyber attacks will become far more
invasive, dangerous and even physical. Here are eight future cyber crimes that
could affect you in the not-so-distant future including cyber-jacking, brick
attacks, and identity theft squared. (Source
foxbusiness.com)

Ready to ditch the wallet for a smartphone?
Near Field Communication is hoping consumers ditch their wallets and use their
smartphones to pay for things instead. The company makes a technology chip that
can store credit card and store rewards information. Short-range radio
transmissions can transfer data between two devices that are within centimeters
of each other. But is the timing off for Near Field? Recent online security
bugs, such as Heartbleed, are still on the front of a lot of consumers minds.
"So far, consumers have not shown a lot of interest, because you can do a lot of
this stuff today on Android phones with NFC. Google was one of the first with
Google Wallet and Sprint and that sort of fizzled as an experiment," said Mark
Spoonauer, editor-in-chief at Laptop Magazine. (Source
cnbc.com)

"Fraud is not a person - it is a dynamic grouping of statistics
that deviate from the norm."
Stuart B. Levine, CFI, CFCI
CEO, The Zellman Group & Zellman FraudnetBe sure to attend Stuart Levine's NRF LP
Session, "EMV Impact and an Omni channel Approach to Reducing Fraud" on
Wednesday June 11, 11:30-12:30pm in room 304-305

Cayman Islands being targeted by 'epidemic' of criminal gangs sending 'pawns' on
high-value shopping sprees using cloned credit cards Justice Charles
Quin said there appears to be an “epidemic” of such crimes and suggested banks
and businesses investigate improving card security. The investigation, prompted
by three recent court cases involving Malaysian con men, has sparked fears that
the island is seen as an easy target for card fraud. Both the Chamber of
Commerce and the Cayman Islands Bankers Association expressed support for a
U.K.-style “chip and PIN” card system. Detective Inspector Ian Lavine told the
Cayman Compass that the Financial Crime Unit is investigating allegations that
people were being sent to the Cayman Islands to commit this type of crime, and
has alerted the business community to the threat. In three recent cases, the
fraudsters were said to be “pawns” acting on the instructions of a “handler."
(Source
compasscayman.com)

Crook recruits McDonald's employees on Facebook & Instagram - to place skimmers -
from Florida to Pennsylvania Adrian Liggins, 19, of North Lauderdale,
is in jail on fraud charges and police are deciding whether to charge the
18-year-old woman who bit on the social media offer. Police say by the time the
two were done, the credit card-skimming operation extended from the Coral
Springs McDonald’s, where the woman worked, to Sawgrass Mills, Coconut Creek and
Pennsylvania. "This appears to be going across state lines and appears to be a
rather large operation you’re involved in,” Broward Judge John “Jay” Hurley told
Liggins. “It doesn’t appear to be one incident of poor judgment. It looks like a
scheme, frankly.” Liggins was arrested Tuesday. Police executed a search warrant
and found more than 70 items in his home, including skimmers, victims’ stolen
identities and computers, police said. “It is evident that the card number was
sold to other suspects,” the police report said. (Source
sun-sentinel.com)

Lord and Taylor in Oak Brook, IL hit with an early morning Smash and Grab
Oak Brook Police say it was just before 4:30 in the morning when burglars forced
their way into the Lord and Taylor store at Oakbrook Center – smashing through
glass and taking jewelry and watches. Less than two months ago, March 25, just
after 3:30 in the morning at the Louis Vuitton store in Oakbrook Center, bags
worth $70,000 were taken in a smash-and-grab there.
(Source cbslocal.com)

Woman Accused Of Keeping a $23,000 Bank Deposit Bag She Found
“Finders,
keepers” may be a popular expression, but in practice, it’s against the law. A
34-year old Rome woman is facing felony charges after allegedly finding and
keeping a bank bag containing $23,000. According to the arrest warrant, the
victim said the bag fell from his pocket outside of the 1 Stop Shop back on
April the 16th. Video surveillance reportedly shows Vandora Ann Berrien,
kneeling down to pick it up. Reports state she even spoke to the cashier briefly
but kept the bag when she left. Warrants indicated that there is no record of
Berrien attempting to contact police to report the money being found. She is
charged with theft of lost or mislaid property. (Source
wrgarome.com)

Hialeah, FL Store Owner Charged After Shooting Customer
According to Hialeah Police, in-store surveillance video shows the two
continuing to argue. When Perry starts to walk out, Mesa allegedly shoots the
customer twice, once in the thigh and once in the knee. Police charged Mesa with
aggravated battery with a deadly weapon because self-defense, or the "stand your
ground" law, doesn't apply to property. Officials said it did not appear Mesa's
life was in danger, but it's possible the customer he shot had psychological
problems. (Source
nbcmiami.com)

Middletown, NY man arrested after theft of Xbox from Best Buy with a knife
A Middletown man was remanded to the Rockland County Jail on $20,000 bail after
he stole an Xbox game system worth $500 from the Best Buy store at the Palisades
Center Mall in West Nyack. When a store employee approached the man, later
identified as Devon Thomas, 21, of Middletown, Thomas pulled out a folding knife
without the blade open, moved it toward to the employee and said, “not today.”
After Thomas left the store, the clerk followed the car that was waiting for
Thomas. Clarkstown Police broadcast a description of the suspect and car to
surrounding police cars and a State Police unit stopped the vehicle on Route 17
in Monroe. (Source
midhudsonnews.com)

Sioux Falls Man faces felony charge in $1200 flooring theft
Sioux Falls man is facing possible prison time on grand theft charges after a
Sioux Falls hardware store accused him of stealing $1,258 in laminate flooring.
Rodney Ray Olson, 52, was indicted by a grand jury last week after hearing from
the store employees and detectives working the case. Court documents filed with
the Olson case say he arrived at Menards on North Highline Avenue on Jan. 3 with
a receipt and a ticket to pick up the flooring, court documents say, and three
employees of the store packed 23 boxes of the product into the back seat of
Olson’s truck. (Source
argusleader.com)

MILFORD, May 15, 2014 – LP Innovations Inc. (LPI), a leader in loss
prevention outsourcing, announced today their business affiliation with The
National Anti-Organized Retail Crime Association (NAORCA).

Through their partnership, LPI and NAORCA will utilize their combined strengths
to combat the global epidemic of Organized Retail Crime.

“LPI’s business alliance with NAORCA represents a dynamic opportunity,” says
Steven May, CEO of LP Innovations, Inc. “LPI leverages 30 years of expertise in
the industry and is the leading provider of loss prevention solutions across all
retail verticals. In conjunction with our technology partners at ETS [Electronic
Tracking Systems], LPI delivers a truly innovative solution in response to the
rash of Organized Retail Crime incidents affecting the retail industry.”

Christopher McGourty, Executive Director of The National Anti-Organized Retail
Crime Association adds
“We know that to successfully combat this type of crime, the industry needs
tools and skills that are different from those we’ve used to defeat traditional
sources of internal and external shrink.”

McGourty explains, “These are often financial crimes, they involve fraud and
counterfeiting, and they are much more forensics-intensive than typical
shoplifting cases. As such, they require new tools, skills, and increased
collaboration among private enterprises and law enforcement groups and we hope
other businesses and individuals will support our efforts.”

About The National Anti-Organized Retail Crime AssociationThe National Anti-Organized Retail Crime Association was established in 2012 and
is a growing association of corporate security and law enforcement officials
tackling organized retail crime. The association believes the best way to defeat
this criminal activity is through collaboration, education, training, and
awareness and tougher stronger legislation. NAORCA is passionate and dedicated
to the cause and strongly believes they can make a global impact.

About LP Innovations, Inc.Founded
in 1998, LP Innovations, Inc. has quickly become the leading provider of loss
prevention solutions and field services to retailers across all verticals. Based
in Milford, Massachusetts, LP Innovations, Inc. develops holistic,
results-driven programs and products to eliminate losses and increase
profitability for their clients. Through the application of best practices and
30 years of cross-industry experience, LPI has developed a team of loss
prevention experts, servicing over 70 companies and 8,000 locations in the US
and Canada.

Conquering the Common Fears of Leadership Mastering any skill requires
some element of conquering fear. Leadership does too. As a leader, you have to
deal with fears of building your team, how well your organization is doing, and
any challenges you face along the way. Here are some tips from a Navy SEAL to
get over common fears. (Face
it head on)

5 Ways to Get More Respect at Work
If you want to be more respected at your job, it first starts with yourself. If
you can respect your efforts, and respect your own self, then everything will
fall into place. Take these steps and imagine what work would be like if you had
more respect! (What
makes you strong?)

Don't Make These 4 Assumptions About Leaders Leading isn't easy; it
requires a lot of responsibility, making tough decisions to serve the greater
purpose of the company, and guiding employees to help serve that purpose. People
have their own ideas about how a leader should act, and what they do, but don't
make these assumptions about the role of leaders! (Know
it all's)

How to Envision and Achieve Your Dreams All leaders have dreams,
whether it's dreams for themselves, or a vision for the organization. In order
to really achieve your dreams, it's key to have a mindset that will fuel your
desire, and allow you to accomplish what it is you want. Listen to this
interview to inspire you! (Want
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Surveys show that happiness at work significantly improves
performance and productivity. It translates into higher energy levels, better
reviews, faster promotions, higher wages, better health and overall a better
environment. While it shouldn't be surprising it often times needs to be
remembered. When fellow executives are unhappy for long periods or with their
co-workers it needs to be addressed because productivity and overall team health
will suffer. Attitudes are contagious and happier teams produce more and have
better results. Is your team happy?